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The ill Jedi
ILLest of 'em all!!
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HOW BOUT THEM LAKERS...
HIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
HOW BOUT THEM LAKERS...
HIOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
hahah, i gotta admit that is a good move. well played. see you in the playoffs!!
Steal of the century.. Here take our embarassment and give us your skilled allstar..
See you in the playoffs pal.. Should be interesting this year.. The west is up for grabs by about 5-6 teams..
So lucky IMO.. We basically got better from addition by subtraction.. We kept the whole team intact by getting rid of dead weight.. It would have hurt giving up Lamar or Farmar..
Heres how we got him..
Lamar Odom was originally discussed in the talks between the Lakers and Memphis, according to an NBA source.
However, Memphis owner Michael Heisley, who has had the team up for sale for years and is projecting a $20-million loss this season, predicated everything on knocking as much money as he could off his payroll in this deal.
With Odom making $13.2 million this season and $14.1 million next, Heisley told his basketball people he didn't want him.
The addition of Gasol will give the Lakers the tallest front line the NBA has ever seen. When Andrew Bynum returns, their front line will go 7-0, 7-0 and 6-11.
Of course, one of them has to guard small forwards.
With Gasol's scoring ability and the Lakers' huge financial commitment in him, one thing is clear:
The moment the deal went down, he replaced Odom as No. 3 Option of the Future.
This one is breathtaking even for Jerry Buss, who has long set the market when he wanted a player.
With Gasol getting $49.4 million the next three seasons and Bynum's extension projected to kick in in 2009, the Lakers will go far over the luxury tax threshold, and this deal could cost $80 million in salary and tax over three years.
That's how they got Gasol. No one else would step up.
The Chicago Bulls, who eyed Gasol for years, could have offered P.J. Brown's expired $12.8-million contract and Andres Nocioni, whom Memphis wanted.
However, to put Brown's salary in the deal, the Bulls would have had to pay luxury tax on it this season, which owner Jerry Reinsdorf refused to do.
This wasn't the Lakers' only option. They could have had Chicago's Ben Wallace for Kwame Brown and Vladimir Radmanovic, according to an NBA source, incurring far less cost.
Moving Radmanovic's contract, which has three seasons worth $19 million left, would have meant the Lakers were taking on only an additional $20 million.
However, the Lakers thought Wallace was old and diminished, which was true. He's attitudinal, too, but I don't think he's as bad as he looked with the runty Bulls. He and Bynum might have been a devastating defensive tandem, but we'll never know.
In any case, the Lakers now have another major piece and we don't have to watch Kwame fumble passes and chase the ball around the floor.
It does bring down the curtain on an unforgettable era. When will the Lakers have another player who hits some guy on the street in the face with a birthday cake?
But enough about Kwame, forever.
The Lakers just took a big step Friday.
Into what, we'll have to see, but it was definitely big.
Heres how we got him..
Lamar Odom was originally discussed in the talks between the Lakers and Memphis, according to an NBA source.
However, Memphis owner Michael Heisley, who has had the team up for sale for years and is projecting a $20-million loss this season, predicated everything on knocking as much money as he could off his payroll in this deal.
With Odom making $13.2 million this season and $14.1 million next, Heisley told his basketball people he didn't want him.
The addition of Gasol will give the Lakers the tallest front line the NBA has ever seen. When Andrew Bynum returns, their front line will go 7-0, 7-0 and 6-11.
Of course, one of them has to guard small forwards.
With Gasol's scoring ability and the Lakers' huge financial commitment in him, one thing is clear:
The moment the deal went down, he replaced Odom as No. 3 Option of the Future.
This one is breathtaking even for Jerry Buss, who has long set the market when he wanted a player.
With Gasol getting $49.4 million the next three seasons and Bynum's extension projected to kick in in 2009, the Lakers will go far over the luxury tax threshold, and this deal could cost $80 million in salary and tax over three years.
That's how they got Gasol. No one else would step up.
The Chicago Bulls, who eyed Gasol for years, could have offered P.J. Brown's expired $12.8-million contract and Andres Nocioni, whom Memphis wanted.
However, to put Brown's salary in the deal, the Bulls would have had to pay luxury tax on it this season, which owner Jerry Reinsdorf refused to do.
This wasn't the Lakers' only option. They could have had Chicago's Ben Wallace for Kwame Brown and Vladimir Radmanovic, according to an NBA source, incurring far less cost.
Moving Radmanovic's contract, which has three seasons worth $19 million left, would have meant the Lakers were taking on only an additional $20 million.
However, the Lakers thought Wallace was old and diminished, which was true. He's attitudinal, too, but I don't think he's as bad as he looked with the runty Bulls. He and Bynum might have been a devastating defensive tandem, but we'll never know.
In any case, the Lakers now have another major piece and we don't have to watch Kwame fumble passes and chase the ball around the floor.
It does bring down the curtain on an unforgettable era. When will the Lakers have another player who hits some guy on the street in the face with a birthday cake?
But enough about Kwame, forever.
The Lakers just took a big step Friday.
Into what, we'll have to see, but it was definitely big.
The ill Jedi
ILLest of 'em all!!
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I heard Steven A Smith said the Rockets are interested in Kidd.
I hope the west teams beat the crap out of each other and then Boston can cruise into the finals and beat a tired western team. :chew
DannieDarKo
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I almost wouldnt be surprised to see an Odom plus change for Kidd trade.. Not quite sure what they're doing/looking for over there though.. I have a feeling they don't know either..
Spurs= Losing steam..
It pains me to admit this but when you compare the Lakers of one year ago to the Lakers of today, they are in a much improved position to make a solid playoff run now. They have increased in size, skill and a much deeper team all around.
On the other hand, the Rockets have not improved one bit desipte what looked like some solid moves and both the Mavs and Suns look no better than they were last year.
God but I do hate the Lakers.
On the other hand, the Rockets have not improved one bit desipte what looked like some solid moves and both the Mavs and Suns look no better than they were last year.
God but I do hate the Lakers.
The ill Jedi
ILLest of 'em all!!
= GAY
The ill Jedi
ILLest of 'em all!!
Coming from a Laker hater THIS is a MASSIVE compliment!!
IronFingaz
GO CELTICS!!!
That was a great move the Lakers did. I'm hoping either the Lakers or Hornets win it this year. They have both been playing great this year My Miami Heat ain't doing too good (thanks Riley and Arison
). I wonder if they (Lakers) will try and get Kidd too.
My Miami Heat ain't doing too good (thanks Riley and Arison). I wonder if they (Lakers) will try and get Kidd too.= GAY
If getting Kidd entails moving Farmar or disrupting our 6'11, 7'0, 7'0 youthfull front line I say nay..
I think the addition of Gasol and the subtraction of Kwame will be enough..
The Fisher/Farmar thing has been very effective..
I think the addition of Gasol and the subtraction of Kwame will be enough..
The Fisher/Farmar thing has been very effective..
I actually feel bad for Kwame.. I think he really tried but just didn't have the skills/confidence..
I was at the game where he got Boo'd by the home crowd everytime he touched the ball.. It was bad.. Wasn't cool in my book..
However it will be a pleasure not watching him play for us anymore..
I was at the game where he got Boo'd by the home crowd everytime he touched the ball.. It was bad.. Wasn't cool in my book..
However it will be a pleasure not watching him play for us anymore..
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